Original Research by School Decision on East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (efacs)
East Flatbush Ascend Charter School serves children from kindergarten through fourth grade in Brooklyn, with a small enrollment across the early grades. The school is part of the broader Ascend network of charter schools and sits within Kings County's public education landscape.
The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller populations of Hispanic, white, and Native American students. Demographic breakdowns by family income or English learner status were not available in the data, so a parent may want to contact the school directly to understand the full socioeconomic and linguistic profile of peers.
On chronic absenteeism, the school performs at the top quartile among Kings County's districts, meaning attendance rates are notably strong relative to the county's other public school systems. Per-pupil spending sits in the middle-to-upper range for the county, indicating resources available to support instruction and student services.
The school underwent a major instructional pivot beginning in the 2023-24 school year. The Ascend network adopted new research-based literacy and math curricula across all grades, anchoring the approach in the Science of Reading, a method that integrates phonics, comprehension, and vocabulary instruction. This was funded by a substantial philanthropic investment, and included new classroom libraries reflecting student diversity. That single-year infusion makes the durability of these changes concrete; families would encounter this method of early literacy and math instruction as a lasting feature, not a pilot.
The school's state testing results show sustained improvement in recent years. Publicly reported data indicates the school now ranks in the top portion of New York elementary schools and consistently outperforms local district, citywide, and state averages on state ELA and math assessments. This represents a sharp upward trajectory.
No data on graduation rates was available, as the school serves only grades through fourth and does not extend to high school. For families choosing an early-elementary school, this is the relevant academic endpoint in the data; progression to middle and high school would depend on choices made later.
The school's small size in the early grades, concentrated demographics, strong attendance outcomes, and evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in recent curriculum reform position it as an option for families seeking rigorous early learning in Brooklyn's charter landscape.
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